Luke 19:3:16Luke.19.3.W16TAB
ἡλικίᾳ
hêlikiai
“stature”
- Transliteration
- hê-li-KI-ai
- Extended
- HAY-lih-KIH-ai
- IPA
- /hɛː.liˈki.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- stature
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hê-li-KI-ai
- sentence
KAI e-ZÊ-tei i-dein ton ee-ay-SOON TIS ES-tin KAI ouk ê-DY-na-to a-PO tou O-khlou HO-ti têi hê-li-KI-ai mi-KROS ÊN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the causal clause with the dative tê hēlikia {τῇ ἡλικίᾳ | tê hē-li-kí-ai} “in stature” functioning as a dative of respect, describing the aspect in which he was mikros {μικρὸς | mí-kròs} “small,” with the imperfect en {ἦν | ēn} “he was.” The order foregrounds the crowd as the immediate barrier before clarifying the personal limitation of stature.
In context — Luke 19:3
And he was trying to see who Jesus was, but the crowd kept him from it, because he was small in stature .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 19:3, so the Greek word ἡλικίᾳ (hêlikiai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.19.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.3.W16.S1) and character.